

Installation view, in Grounding, curated by Maya Wilson-Sanchez at the Art Gallery of Guelph in 2020

Photo by Martin Schwalbe. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Guelph.

Photo by Martin Schwalbe. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Guelph.

Patterns of Indulgence map and legend were designed in collaboration with by Inuk artist and designer Mark Bennett. The map connects the wallpaper pattern and its corporate logos with the sites, communities and resources that are being extracted.


Work in progress. Collection logos of the largest Canadian mining companies operating in the Americas in 2020.
Patterns of Indulgence
This work follows Victorian Era wallpaper designs and William Morris' explorations of Scheele Green into a present investigation of the patterns of colonial extraction by Canadian corporations.
The colour swatches mimic the palettes of lithium mining as well as the infamous arsenic greens used in the production of vibrant yet deadly household commodities.
The patterns are composed by logos of the twenty-five most powerful and contested Canadian Mining corporations operating in the Americas. The logos' largely inconspicuous, unmemorable, malleable and almost permutable designs speak to the vast levels of secrecy and anonymity in which they operate, often unregulated, and with robust impunity around the world.
Created with the generous support of Ontario Arts Council.